A loving family stays together, despite all obstacles and an asylum application still pending after 13 years
Zoe* (20) and Zacharias* (19) are not their real names. These are the names they will choose when they are allowed to be baptized, which until now the church in Cyprus has not permitted, as they do not have Cypriot identity. In fact they don’t have any national...
Refugee Children Celebrate Together through Culture
Educational programmes – both formal and non-formal – give vital support to the two-way process of integration.
A young Palestinian law student’s long journey to integration
Ibrahim is on course for success, but he is among the global 1% of refugees who manage to access tertiary education.
Active founding member of the Learning Refuge, Rehab is a role model for the local refugee community in Paphos
Ελληνικά Rehab Al Habrat is a dedicated mother of four children. Originally from Syria, she is a subsidiary protection beneficiary who has been living in Paphos for the last sixteen years. While raising her three daughters and her son, she has also become a prominent...
A new horizon for young refugee from Somalia
After five years alone and far from home, Balqees was thrilled to be graduating high school and now looks forward to being reunified with her family.
Homeless in Nicosia: Three young Cameroonian asylum-seekers and their means of survival
People who have fled persecution and violence in their home countries are facing the risk of homelessness, destitution and desperation in Cyprus.